The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1887-11-17
LAEWxAM,s LETTER.
A FaFraginous Feast Of Facts Fresh
From the National, Capital.

A Farraginous Feast OF Facts Fresh
From the National Capital.
Special Correspo. zeacs Of The Sentinel.
WASHINGTON, p. G. Nov. 15.-In
exactly four weeks the first session of
the 50th Congress viii begin. There
appears to be no doubt of the re-elect-
ion of Mr.. Carlisle to the Speaker ship
of the House, and, as your readers
know, Senator ingalls,, representative
of Kansas, is President, pro tenn Of the
Senate. This will be the most impor
tant session of Congress held for many
a year. The reduction Of the revenue
law is piece OF necessary legislation,
which will open up opportunities for
many budding statesman to make
name and fame for himself. It is
now generally conceded that the tax
on tobacco will be taken off.
CoNGREssMEN AT THE CAPITAL.
Already there are quite a number
of CONG ressmen here. The Democrats
are greatly pleased, as is the Presi-
dent and other government officials,
over the elections in New York and
Virginia. There is but one express
ion Of opinion about Mr.. Cleveland,
towit:
He will be unanimously renomina
ted and triumphantly re- elected next
year.
All agree that the hanging Of the
Chicago anarchists last Friday was
the proper and the fitting thirg,
indeed about the only thing that
could have been done. Four of them
died at the end of the hangman's rope,
another by his own hand, the other
two going to the peniteEtiary for life.
Only one, Parsons, was of American
birth and he had negro wife. He is
classed as a Texan, having lived in
that State for number of years, bus
he was born in Massachusetts. And
so ends the most damnable conspiracy
for the overthrow of social order and
good government this country has yet
witnessed.
THE VACANT JUDGEsHIP.
Immediately upon the assembly OF
Congress it is expected that the name
of Secretary Lamar, to be Justice OF
the Supreme Court of the United
States, will be sent to the Senate. Mr.
Lamar being an ex-senator, the noml
nation will, according to Senatorial
courtesy" be Immediately confirmed
without reference to the committee
The wiseacres say that Postmaster
General Villas will succeed Mr.. Lam
ar as Secretary of the Interior, anG
that Assistant Postmaster Genera
Stevenson will be made head of the
postofice department. If this shoulo
turn out to be so, Attorney Genera
| Garland will be the only Southsrnel
] left among the seven members of th'
| Cabinet.
! INTERNAL REVENUE INCOME.
{ Commissioner of internal Revenue
] Miller estimates in his annual repor
that the sum of $120,000,000 will b,
| collected from the various sources o
!, the internal revenue during the cur
rent fiscal year, provided no change
: are made in rates of taxation now i'm
posed by the internal revenue laws
The receipts for the last fiscal wer
1895, 523 in excess of che estimates
The total receipts from all sources o
internal revenue for the fiscal yea
ended June 80, 1887, were s118,829
523, as compared with 6,902,S6
: for the year 1885, and $112, 421, -
, for the year 1885. There was re
, duction of forty in the clerical force Q
E the Internal Revenue Bureau durin
the past year. The force now nun
beers 204 persons. An additions
head of division and two messenger
! are asked for to execute the provision
: of the oleomargarine law. Commi:
, sioner Miller recommends q revisio
Of the law SO as to prevent the evasio
of taxation by the expectation and re
importation of spirits.
PENCIL PARINGs.
Col. w. T. Blackwell, of Durham
t is here.
J. M. Bernhardt, of North Car,
j, lima, has been appointed timbe
agent for the government-salar
: $4,000.
Young Hopkins, who sent tn
e counterfeit bomb to the Chief Justie
s will be tried Wednesday.
= The following storekeepers an
= gaugers for North Carolina nave bee
appointed within the last week: S. I
Du,a, at Rockville; L. A. Smith, ;
Lexington; Thos. Horne, at Farming
: ton; F. P. Bats, at Fork Church
n J. A. Norris, at Stanly Greek, and ]
v P. Cash, in Davie county.
LLEWXAN.